Month: April 2023

Quiet Time 2023

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Dear student.  We have been doing Quiet Time for a few months now…15 minutes, 3 times a week:

1. What things do you choose to do during your Quiet Time?

2. What do you like or don’t like about Quiet Time, and why?

3.  What do you feel during Quiet Time?

4.  What do you notice about it?

5. What does it mean to you?

6. What surprised you?

7.  Who would you recommend it to?

8.  Do you have any questions?

Before you blog, I expect you to read the QUIET TIME BROCHURE posted on our class website. I look forward to hearing from you.

Our Daily Walk

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  1. On a scale of 1-10, how much do you enjoy our daily walks?
  2. What is your favourite part of our daily walk?
  3. Is there anything you would like to see changed or added to our daily walk?
  4. How does going on a daily walk make you feel?
  5. Have you noticed any benefits from going on a daily walk?
  6. Do you feel like our daily walks are a good break from our academic schedule?
  7. Have you formed any new friendships or connections as a result of our daily walks?

Is walking 8 km a day better than going to the gym? - QuoraEarly Childhood Physical Education: National Walking Day - April 3, 2019People characters walking in windy rainy day Vector Image

Our Plasticine Paintings 2023

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VIDEO:  Making plasticine pictures with Barbara Reid   YouTube 7:20

Barbara Reid illustrates all her books with plasticine.

 

Hello,

Plasticine paintings are incredible and so fun to look at, not to mention inspiring.

Plasticine (also called modelling clay) works especially well for kids because it’s a forgiving medium. You don’t have to be great with fine motor skills or details.  It’s movable and moldable and kids are not intimidated by it!

Students were instructed to come up with a SPRING THEME.

How do you get these amazing results?

  • begin with the background
  • then add on top of it; this becomes your foreground
  • blend colours
  • add texture